It would take the same amount of time to solo a block of 12.5 as it would to mine 12.5 using a pool. But this is "on average".

The variance is so huge, for this to be practical it would take lifetimes of mining. If you have a miner and you're wanting to make money solo mining just forget it. You'll make more money selling it to someone clueless in a yard sell.

i wouldn't even consider mining bitcoins anymore. And as an everyday Joe you will NEVER get a block. Try crypto coin mining and exchange the coins to bitcoin. I really like Monero, cause you can still CPU mine it.

i wouldn't even consider mining bitcoins anymore. And as an everyday Joe you will NEVER get a block. Try crypto coin mining and exchange the coins to bitcoin. I really like Monero, cause you can still CPU mine it.

I agree. Best to mine a new low difficulty coin and sell it for bitcoins later when/if it's listed on an exchange. It's a gamble because some coins won't get on an exchange but it's better than waiting for a solo block of bitcoins that might not happen before you die.

i wouldn't even consider mining bitcoins anymore. And as an everyday Joe you will NEVER get a block. Try crypto coin mining and exchange the coins to bitcoin. I really like Monero, cause you can still CPU mine it.

I agree. Best to mine a new low difficulty coin and sell it for bitcoins later when/if it's listed on an exchange. It's a gamble because some coins won't get on an exchange but it's better than waiting for a solo block of bitcoins that might not happen before you die.

for sure. and if you choose established alt coins, its not even that big of a gamble. coins like ethereum, monero, litecoin all hold their values pretty well. and their miing returns are much better than bitcoin.